Ronald Koeman: You need luck against Chelsea... but it was a penalty!

ON THE SPOT: Ronald Koeman has given his backing to Mike Dean for awarding Southampton a penalty [AFP]

Diego Costa opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 11th minute at Stamford Bridge but Koeman's side recovered quickly and were given the chance to hit back from the spot after Blues midfielder Matic brought down Wanyama in the box.

Chelsea argued against Dean's decision but playmaker Dusan Tadic kept a cool head to level from 12 yards.

Southampton were pinned back by the hosts in the second-half after an impressive opening 45 minutes but Koeman was happy to leave with a point.

“To get a good result against Chelsea you need luck”

Ronald Koeman

The Dutch boss said: "It's always difficult to get a good result against Chelsea. The second half was a little bit different to the first.

"The first 45 minutes we had the best chances to score. In the second half, we had more difficulties to keep the ball. To get a good result against Chelsea you need luck.

"We needed a great goalkeeper and we had that today. It was a penalty and the referee made a good decision in the moment."